Linus Klausenitzer will represent Ibanez  with a bass masterclass at the Bavarian Bassdays in Mühldorf am Inn, Germany (28.-30. October 2017).

“This event brings bassist together from all around the world, different levels and genres. Beginners can even rent an instrument and make their first experiences this way. A whole weekend about the instrument that I love most which takes place in a very beautiful region. I was born in Bavaria and I still live there so you might imagine how much I am very looking forward to this unique event.” – Linus Klausenitzer

bavarian-bassdays.com:

[quote align=”center” color=”#999999″]”We are about to prepare the Bavarian Bassdays 2017 and after great public relations in 2016 we are proud to say that the Bavarian Bassdays are becoming an international top event.

The goal of the Bavarian Bassdays is to create every year a unique  Bassfestival that includes everything around our wonderful instrument!

It´s an international meeting of amazing bass player from many countries like Germany, Italy, Spain, Romania, France, Australia, Israel, Mexico and many more, that work together with love and joy to support and educate musicians of all levels from all around the world.”[/quote]

Workshop: Modern Bass Concepts in Berlin

• Mit: Linus Klausenitzer
• Am: 09.06.2017 – 18:30 Uhr
• Location: SkyLive Club Berlin, Oranienstraße 140-142, 10969 Berlin
• Eintritt: 7€

Workshopbeschreibung:

Modern Bass Concepts – Masterclass
Bass Composing, Sound & Techniques
Am 9. Juni 2017 besucht uns Linus Klausenitzer, Bassist von Obscura, im Rahmen unserer Bassweeks für eine Bass Masterclass der Extraklasse. Ab 18:30 Uhr gibt Linus jede Menge Tipps und Tricks, u. a. zu den Themen “Bass Linien komponieren” und “Sound, Technik & Phrasierung”.
Bass Linien komponieren: Linus Klausenitzer stellt verschiedene Möglichkeiten vor einen Song durch den E-Bass zu verbessern und zeigt auf wie man sich jenseits der eigenen musikalischen Gewohnheiten weiterentwickeln kann.
Sound, Technik & Phrasierung: Eine eigene musikalische Identität zu entwickeln gehört zu den schwersten Aufgaben eines Musikers. Die Teilnehmer lernen Techniken kennen um sich besser ausdrücken zu können.
Die Rock/Metal Rhythmus-Gruppe: Der Umgang mit dem E-Bass hat sich stark verändert in den letzten Jahrzenten. Warum ist das so? Wie ist der heutige Stand?

Über den Live- und Studiomusiker Linus Klausenitzer:

• Nominiert als Best Bassist of 2016 (Loudwire Music Awards)
• Prog-Sphere: “Top 20 Bass Players in Progressive Metal & Around”
• Weltweit bekannt für sein virtuoses Spiel auf seinem 6/7 Saiter Fretless Bass
• Bassist Deutschlands größter Death Metal Band Obscura – Tourneen auf 4 Kontinenten
• Kompositionen, Arrangements und Produktionen für internationale Firmen und Künstler aus der Klassik-, Pop- und Rock-Szene

Photo credit: Heiner Bach

Linus Klausenitzer performed with Kaoteon in Beirut: A legendary Lebanese metal band that celebrated their comeback on stage after 9 years.

“In only 3 days we recorded a music video and played a live show with only 1 rehearsal together. Nevertheless they took time to show me their old culture and delicious food. Thanks Kaoteon you for inviting me, to the emotional crowd in Lebanon and all the amazing people that I met during this trip.” – Linus Klausenitzer

If you are interested in booking Linus Klausenitzer for bass recordings or live concerts, get in touch.

Linus Klausenitzer is guest instructor at Low End University:

Low End University is the online bass school founded by educator and bassist Mark Michell best known for his musical work with Scale the Summit, Tetrafusion and his educational work. Low End University provides a custom learning experience for every student with our ever-growing lesson video library and archive of application licks, downloadable PDF transcriptions, bass-less play-along tracks, interactive features, members’ forum, and more.

Linus Klausenitzer’s first lesson is online now. You can use the coupon code ‘LINUSBASS’ and see it with a free 30 day trial (+other courses of Mark Michell and other guest instructors like 7 string bassist Jeff Hughell from Six Feet Under and Ex-Brain Drill).

“I have been playing Sommer Cable for many years. I have read a lot of laboratory tests about instrument cables. Their cables are always on the top of the rankings for transmitting the best signal. Those objective tests just validate my personal opinion and my experiences about the quality of Sommer Cables.
The story about Steinberg is similar. I have been using their products since my very early days as a musician. Since I studied media IT myself I am very critical about the usability of software. My favorite Steinberg product “Cubase” is intuitive and in my opinion the best DAW on the market.” – Linus Klausenitzer

Session bass live gigs announcement for April 2017:
With the Melodic-Death/Black-Metal Band Thulcandra:
7th of April – Aurich, Germany – Schlachtfest 2017
13th of April – Monterrey
14th of April – Guadajajara
15th of April – Mexico City CDMX
16th of April – Merida

In Lebanon with  KAOTEON:
29th of April – Beirut Metal Fest 2017

This playthrough video of the song “Ten Sepiroth” from Obscura’s recent Album “Akroasis” was recorded in a digital masterclass at onlinelessons.tv. Linus Klausenitzer plays his custom fretless Ibanez BTB676 in this video.
Soon all courses of his digital masterclass will be available for registered members of onlinelessons.tv.

This video is also on YouTube.

German radio station ‘Bayern 2′(1/2 million listeners per day) visited Linus Klausenitzer in his homestudio talking about Obscura, his studio session work and the role of metal in Germany.
You can listen to the show at the radio station’s website.

Linus Klausenitzer will be guest at onlinelessons.tv to present a bass masterclass about Modern Metal Bass-Concepts.

Ob für die Technical Death Metal Band Obscura oder Alkaloid. Linus Klausenitzer konnte sich binnen weniger Jahre in der vorderste Reihe der deutschen Metal Bassisten etablieren. Wir freuen uns, euch am Mittwoch, den 08.02.2017 ab 19:00 Uhr seine Modern Metal Concepts in einer Liveübertragung kostenlos vorstellen zu können. Einfach kostenlosen Testaccount anlegen unter www.onlinelessons.tv/testen und los gehts!

– onlinelessons.tv

“This year was again very special and exciting. Thank you so much for being part of it!
I wish you all a happy 2017!”

– Linus Klausenitzer

The year 2016 for Linus Klausenitzer:

• 55 gigs (Almost every country in Europe, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico,…)
• Release of a couple of albums including “Akroasis” by Obscura, “The Fire Within” by Eternity’s End and “The Crypts of Sleep” by Hannes Grossmann
• Guest appearances on several albums including “Tæther” by The Ritual Aura and Fountainhead’s “Reverse Engineering”
• Recorded 3 more albums and several guest appearances as session bass player
• Author of my first bass book
• 3 Music Videos
• 2 Bass Playthrough Videos
• 3 digital bass workshops
• Nomination for the best player 2016 by Loudwire

new interviews:

• @Delamar (in German)
• @The Black Siren